Building a High-Performing Marketing & Engineering Team in 30 Days Through JT1 Recruitment & EOR Services
Overview
- Client: A leading award-winning Web Design & Digital Marketing Agency in Singapore
- Services Provided: Headhunting & Employer of Record (EOR)
- Key Outcome: Successfully hired a full cross-functional team (marketing and web development professionals) for a new US-based long-term project within 1 month.
Client Challenges
- The agency faced several business and operational constraints:
- Overloaded in-house team in Singapore; unwilling to work US hours
- High hiring costs for talent from locations with marketing strengths and closer US time zones
- Payroll complexity if contracting internationally without a compliant EOR model
- Significant risk of losing the new contract if a qualified team could not be assembled and onboarded quickly
JT1’s Recruitment & EOR Solution
1. Requirement Discovery & Strategic Consultation
- JT1 conducted in-depth discussions to understand the project’s scope, workflow, and competency demands. We advised shifting the hiring strategy to the Vietnam talent market, given its strong digital workforce, competitive cost structure, and proven adaptability to international remote models.
- We helped the client define:
+ Accurate job scopes for each role
+ Market-aligned salary ranges
+ Working hour structures for both SG and the US needs
2. AI-Enhanced Candidate Sourcing
- Using JT1’s AI-driven talent database, we quickly identified high-quality candidates from Vietnam who matched the client’s technical and experiential requirements.
3. Rigorous Screening & Evaluation
JT1 handled full screening across multiple dimensions:
- Background and domain expertise
- Previous experience working with international teams in US time zones
- English communication and stakeholder coordination skills
- Commitment indicators (motivation for job change, long-term availability, work-hour flexibility)
- Technical capability tests (programming, design, or role-specific assignments)
- Within 1 week, JT1 provided a curated shortlist of 3 highly qualified profiles for each position, all pre-assessed and ready for final interviews.
4. Seamless Hiring Through EOR
- Since the client aimed for long-term engagement with full compliance, JT1 provided EOR services to:
- Manage monthly payroll
- Ensure legal employment compliance
- Handle benefits and local labor requirements
- Strengthen retention and commitment from the hired team
- This enabled the Singapore agency to operate a remote team easily, without administrative overhead.
Results
- Successfully hired all required positions within 1 month, meeting the project’s critical start date:
+ 1 SEO Specialist
+ 1 Digital Ads Marketer
+ 1 UI/UX Designer
+ 1 Creative Designer
+ 1 Fullstack Developer
+ 1 QA Engineer
- All hired positions were filled with senior-level professionals bringing 7–10 years of experience in big projects or global teams, enabling them to step into the project immediately without any need for training.
- Achieved 50% cost savings compared to hiring equivalent talent in Singapore
- Enabled dual working-hour coverage:
- Singapore office hours for internal reporting
- US time zone hours for direct collaboration with the end client
- Smooth onboarding and project transition with 100% satisfaction from the client
- Strengthened the client’s capability to deliver on a multi-year US engagement without operational strain or payroll complexity
Key Takeaways
- A structured recruitment process combined with an EOR model can build full remote teams at scale in compressed timelines.
- Vietnam’s digital talent pool offers a strong blend of capability, cost efficiency, and flexibility for international clients.
- Using AI-driven sourcing significantly accelerates hiring without compromising candidate quality.
- EOR solves compliance, payroll, and retention challenges for cross-border hiring, enabling companies to grow globally with minimal operational burden.
- Strategic hiring in the right market can directly safeguard high-value project opportunities and long-term revenue streams.
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Clients background
Talent Requirements
- To meet the project timeline, the client needed to rapidly assemble a specialized team dedicated exclusively to the US project. Key requirements included:
Full marketing and development team capable of end-to-end execution
Willingness to work in US time zones
High English proficiency and international communication experience
Strong portfolio and proven experience with complex digital projects
Ability to onboard the entire team within 1 month
- The client is a premier web design and digital marketing agency in Singapore, known for delivering high-quality websites and performance-driven marketing solutions. With over 12 years of industry experience, they have built more than 1,000 websites and earned recognition as a top-tier digital solutions provider. As a PSG pre-approved vendor and Google Partner (2025), their team supports over 500 companies in achieving sustainable online growth.
- Recently, the agency secured a large, multi-year, full-cycle marketing project with a US enterprise customer, requiring an immediate expansion of their production and digital delivery capabilities.